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What is the single best Painting Tip you have, one that you use everytime.?
Here's mine, a friend told me once on painting Crown molding to paint the underside of the flat the same color as the wall. After the Crown is painted it's final color, paint the underside flat that is at the bottom the same wall color. This allows you to quickly paint a very nice straight line without much effort because you don't have to worry about exactness. Use a wet T shirt to wipe off any excess above the flat using the moulding break-edge as a guide. Will produce perfect lines on crown moulding. And the wall color underside creates a nice shadow, and it works great if thier is a gap between the crown and wall.
Try it, of course he also told me his best tip - was to hire a pro 
That's a great tip, I'll use it next time I paint.
One thing I've found helpful is that I paint the baseboards and door frames first then do the walls when the trim paint is dry. It's much easier to get flat paint off trim paint than the other way around. I also use painters tape on the trim paint before painting the wall. I press the tape down well with the side of a putty knife and I get a nice clean line between the two types of paint.
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